Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017
292. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of planned cases by doctor in general surgery at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of cases operated on; and the numbers of cases cancelled. [42499/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraCancellation of elective procedures can occur for a variety of exceptional reasons, including cancellations because a bed or the clinical team are not available, cancellations by the patient, or because the patient may not be fit for surgery at the time.
Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients and managing emergency demand at times is challenging, however all efforts are made to limit cancellations particularly for clinically urgent procedures.
In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
